NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 9 (Jan 12, 2009)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Pittsburgh Panthers (70) 15-0 AAC 3-0 3rd 1798 +NC 1 Jan 12, 2009, #1 Nov 17, 2008, #6 11
Previous Week: v. St. John's (1/11/09, W 90-67)
Current Week: v. South Florida (1/14/09, W 75-62), @ Louisville (1/17/09, L 69-63)
2    Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2) 14-0 ACC 1-0 3rd 1686 +133 4 Jan 12, 2009, #2 Nov 1, 2008, #21 10
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (1/11/09, W 92-89)
Current Week: @ Boston College (1/14/09, W 63-83), @ Clemson (1/17/09, W 68-78)
3    Duke Blue Devils 14-1 ACC 2-0 1st 1678 +18 2 Jan 5, 2009, #2 Nov 17, 2008, #10 29
Previous Week: v. Davidson (1/07/09, W 79-67), @ Florida State (1/10/09, W 58-66)
Current Week: @ Georgia Tech (1/14/09, W 56-70), v. Georgetown (1/17/09, W 76-67)
4    UConn Huskies 14-1 AAC 3-1 3rd 1549 +75 5 Dec 29, 2008, #2 Jan 5, 2009, #5 16
Previous Week: @ West Virginia (1/06/09, W 55-61), @ Cincinnati (1/10/09, W 72-81)
Current Week: @ St. John's (1/15/09, W 55-67), v. Seton Hall (1/18/09, W 76-61)
5    North Carolina Tar Heels 14-2 ACC 0-2 11th 1461 -190 3 Dec 29, 2008, #1 Jan 12, 2009, #5 53
Previous Week: v. Charleston (1/07/09, W 108-70), @ Wake Forest (1/11/09, L 92-89)
Current Week: @ Virginia (1/15/09, W 61-83), v. Miami (FL) (1/17/09, W 82-65)
6    Oklahoma Sooners 15-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 1440 +82 6 Dec 29, 2008, #4 Nov 17, 2008, #12 10
Previous Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (1/05/09, W 100-64), @ Kansas State (1/10/09, W 53-61)
Current Week: v. Texas (1/12/09, W 78-63), @ Texas A&M (1/17/09, W 63-69)
7    Michigan State Spartans 13-2 Big Ten 3-0 1st 1356 +87 8 Nov 24, 2008, #5 Dec 15, 2008, #19 29
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (1/06/09, W 67-58), v. Kansas (1/10/09, W 75-62)
Current Week: @ Penn State (1/14/09, W 73-78), v. Illinois (1/17/09, W 63-57)
8    Syracuse Orange 16-1 AAC 4-0 1st 1232 +119 11 Jan 12, 2009, #8 Dec 22, 2008, #17 7
Previous Week: v. DePaul (1/07/09, W 85-68), @ Rutgers (1/10/09, W 66-82)
Current Week: @ Georgetown (1/14/09, L 88-74), v. Notre Dame (1/17/09, W 93-74)
9    UCLA Bruins 13-2 Pac-12 3-0 2nd 1222 +60 10 Nov 17, 2008, #4 Dec 8, 2008, #16 65
Previous Week: @ USC (1/11/09, W 60-64)
Current Week: v. Arizona (1/15/09, W 83-60), v. Arizona State (1/17/09, L 58-61)
10    Clemson Tigers 16-0 ACC 2-0 1st 1153 +185 12 Jan 12, 2009, #10 Dec 15, 2008, #25 5
Previous Week: v. Alabama (1/06/09, W 66-59), v. NC State (1/10/09, W 63-51)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (1/17/09, L 68-78)
11    Texas Longhorns 12-3 Big 12 1-0 2nd 1009 -339 7 Dec 15, 2008, #5 Jan 12, 2009, #11 33
Previous Week: @ Arkansas (1/06/09, L 67-61), v. Iowa State (1/10/09, W 75-67)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma (1/12/09, L 78-63), @ Texas Tech (1/17/09, W 49-71)
12    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-3 AAC 3-1 3rd 1008 +206 13 Dec 29, 2008, #7 Jan 5, 2009, #13 16
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (1/05/09, W 73-67), v. Seton Hall (1/10/09, W 88-79)
Current Week: @ Louisville (1/12/09, L 87-73), @ Syracuse (1/17/09, L 93-74)
13    Georgetown Hoyas 11-3 AAC 2-2 8th 908 -300 9 Jan 5, 2009, #9 Nov 17, 2008, #22 35
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (1/05/09, L 73-67), v. Providence (1/10/09, W 82-75)
Current Week: v. Syracuse (1/14/09, W 88-74), @ Duke (1/17/09, L 76-67)
14    Marquette Golden Eagles 15-2 AAC 4-0 1st 752 +316 18 Jan 12, 2009, #14 Dec 1, 2008, #25 2
Previous Week: @ Rutgers (1/07/09, W 76-81), v. West Virginia (1/10/09, W 75-53)
Current Week: @ Providence (1/17/09, W 82-91)
15    Xavier Musketeers 13-2 A-10 2-0 2nd 710 +227 16 Dec 15, 2008, #7 Dec 29, 2008, #22 8
Previous Week: v. Saint Louis (1/08/09, W 70-44), @ Fordham (1/11/09, W 60-86)
Current Week: @ Rhode Island (1/15/09, W 65-67), v. La Salle (1/18/09, W 73-53)
16    Arizona State Sun Devils 14-2 Pac-12 3-1 2nd 573 +199 20 Nov 24, 2008, #14 Jan 5, 2009, #20 10
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (1/08/09, W 69-38), v. Oregon (1/10/09, W 76-58)
Current Week: @ USC (1/15/09, L 61-49), @ UCLA (1/17/09, W 58-61)
17    Butler Bulldogs 14-1 Horizon 5-0 1st 521 +180 21 Jan 12, 2009, #17 Dec 29, 2008, #25 3
Previous Week: v. Wright State (1/08/09, W 64-48), v. Detroit-Mercy (1/10/09, W 54-50)
Current Week: @ Loyola (IL) (1/15/09, W 55-78), @ Illinois-Chicago (1/17/09, W 52-59)
18    Minnesota Golden Gophers 15-1 Big Ten 3-1 2nd 508 +218 22 Jan 12, 2009, #18 Dec 22, 2008, #23 4
Previous Week: @ Iowa (1/08/09, W 49-52), v. Penn State (1/11/09, W 79-59)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (1/15/09, W 74-78), @ Northwestern (1/18/09, L 74-65)
19    Purdue Boilermakers 12-4 Big Ten 1-2 8th 490 -284 14 Dec 29, 2008, #9 Jan 12, 2009, #19 16
Previous Week: @ Penn State (1/06/09, L 67-64), v. Wisconsin (1/11/09, W 65-52)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (1/15/09, W 61-63), v. Iowa (1/18/09, W 75-53)
20    Louisville Cardinals 11-3 AAC 2-0 6th 433 +144 23 Nov 24, 2008, #3 Jan 5, 2009, #23 15
Previous Week: @ South Florida (1/07/09, W 57-71), @ Villanova (1/10/09, W 60-61)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (1/12/09, W 87-73), v. Pittsburgh (1/17/09, W 69-63)
21    Baylor Bears 13-2 Big 12 1-0 1st 364 +75 23 Dec 29, 2008, #19 Dec 1, 2008, #24 7
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (1/10/09, W 73-61)
Current Week: @ Texas A&M (1/14/09, L 84-73), v. Oklahoma State (1/17/09, W 98-92)
22    California Golden Bears 15-2 Pac-12 4-0 1st 299 +177 N/A Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22 1
Previous Week: @ Washington State (1/08/09, W 50-57), @ Washington (1/10/09, W 85-88)
Current Week: @ Stanford (1/17/09, L 75-69)
23    Villanova Wildcats 13-3 AAC 1-2 13th 229 -207 18 Dec 29, 2008, #15 Jan 12, 2009, #23 10
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (1/06/09, W 85-89), v. Louisville (1/10/09, L 60-61)
Current Week: v. St. John's (1/18/09, W 76-57)
24    Tennessee Volunteers 10-4 SEC 1-0 1st 198 -335 15 Dec 8, 2008, #8 Jan 12, 2009, #24 31
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (1/07/09, L 79-89), @ Georgia (1/10/09, W 77-86)
Current Week: v. Kentucky (1/13/09, L 72-90), v. South Carolina (1/17/09, W 82-79)
25    Michigan Wolverines 13-3 Big Ten 3-1 2nd 153 +NC N/A Dec 29, 2008, #23 Jan 12, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Indiana (1/07/09, W 66-72), v. Iowa (1/11/09, W 64-49)
Current Week: @ Illinois (1/14/09, L 66-51), v. Ohio State (1/17/09, L 58-65)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Gonzaga Bulldogs 10-4 WCC 1-0 1st 137 +51 Dec 29, 2008, #16 Dec 8, 2008, #4 Dec 29, 2008, #16
Previous Week: @ Tennessee (1/07/09, W 79-89), v. Portland (1/10/09, W 67-50)
Current Week: v. Santa Clara (1/15/09, W 95-53), v. San Francisco (1/17/09, W 85-51)
Arkansas Razorbacks 12-2 SEC 0-1 8th 132 +23 Nov 12, 2007, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas (1/06/09, W 67-61), v. Mississippi State (1/10/09, L 56-70)
Current Week: @ Ole Miss (1/14/09, L 74-65), @ Florida (1/17/09, L 80-65)
Illinois Fighting Illini 14-2 Big Ten 2-1 3rd 115 +7 Mar 6, 2006, #13 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Indiana (1/10/09, W 76-45)
Current Week: v. Michigan (1/14/09, W 66-51), @ Michigan State (1/17/09, L 63-57)
Memphis Tigers 12-3 C-USA 2-0 2nd 86 +19 Dec 15, 2008, #23 Nov 17, 2008, #13 Dec 15, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Marshall (1/07/09, W 80-57), @ UCF (1/10/09, W 66-73)
Current Week: @ Tulsa (1/13/09, W 54-55), v. UAB (1/17/09, W 81-68)
Saint Mary's Gaels 15-1 WCC 2-0 1st 50 +NC Feb 25, 2008, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Santa Clara (1/09/09, W 63-62), @ San Francisco (1/11/09, W 54-66)
Current Week: v. Loyola Marymount (1/15/09, W 78-53), v. Pepperdine (1/17/09, W 96-46)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes 12-3 ACC 1-1 4th 25 +17 Dec 1, 2008, #21 Nov 17, 2008, #17 Nov 24, 2008, #22
Previous Week: v. Florida Atlantic (1/05/09, W 85-69), @ Boston College (1/10/09, W 71-77)
Current Week: v. Maryland (1/14/09, W 62-60), @ North Carolina (1/17/09, L 82-65)
Florida Gators 14-2 SEC 1-0 1st 25 +12 Dec 1, 2008, #23 Nov 24, 2008, #17 Dec 1, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Longwood (1/06/09, W 95-69), v. Ole Miss (1/10/09, W 78-68)
Current Week: @ Auburn (1/14/09, W 65-68), v. Arkansas (1/17/09, W 80-65)
Wisconsin Badgers 12-4 Big Ten 3-1 2nd 24 -62 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (1/07/09, W 74-45), @ Purdue (1/11/09, L 65-52)
Current Week: v. Minnesota (1/15/09, L 74-78)
Brigham Young Cougars 13-2 MWC 1-0 4th 18 +6 Dec 24, 2007, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Western Oregon (1/06/09, W 85-64), @ Colorado State (1/10/09, W 60-86)
Current Week: v. TCU (1/13/09, W 73-61), @ New Mexico (1/17/09, L 81-62)
West Virginia Mountaineers 11-4 AAC 1-2 13th 12 -218 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. UConn (1/06/09, L 55-61), @ Marquette (1/10/09, L 75-53)
Current Week: v. Marshall (1/14/09, W 87-76), v. South Florida (1/17/09, W 62-59)
Davidson Wildcats 11-3 SoCon 4-0 3rd 12 -44 Dec 15, 2008, #22 Nov 1, 2008, #20 Nov 24, 2008, #24
Previous Week: @ Duke (1/07/09, L 79-67), @ The Citadel (1/10/09, W 69-84)
Current Week: @ Appalachian State (1/12/09, W 52-70), v. Elon (1/14/09, W 83-68), @ Georgia Southern (1/17/09, W 68-89)
Boston College Eagles 13-4 ACC 1-1 4th 11 -442 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17
Previous Week: v. Harvard (1/07/09, L 70-82), v. Miami (FL) (1/10/09, L 71-77)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (1/14/09, L 63-83), @ Virginia Tech (1/17/09, L 79-71)
Kansas Jayhawks 11-4 Big 12 0-0 8th 6 -31 Dec 8, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #22 Dec 8, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Siena (1/06/09, W 91-84), @ Michigan State (1/10/09, L 75-62)
Current Week: v. Kansas State (1/13/09, W 87-71), @ Colorado (1/17/09, W 56-73)
Florida State Seminoles 13-3 ACC 0-1 9th 5 -8 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Duke (1/10/09, L 58-66)
Current Week: @ NC State (1/13/09, W 65-78), v. Maryland (1/17/09, W 76-73)
South Carolina Gamecocks 12-2 SEC 1-0 1st 3 +3 Feb 16, 2004, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Wofford (1/05/09, W 78-61), v. Auburn (1/10/09, W 68-56)
Current Week: @ LSU (1/14/09, L 85-68), @ Tennessee (1/17/09, L 82-79)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 12-3 Big 12 1-0 1st 2 +2 Feb 12, 2007, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Savannah State (1/06/09, W 83-56), v. Texas A&M (1/10/09, W 72-61)
Current Week: @ Baylor (1/17/09, L 98-92)
George Mason Patriots 12-3 CAA 5-0 1st 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Georgia State (1/05/09, W 58-52), @ Towson (1/07/09, W 59-71), v. Old Dominion (1/10/09, W 61-53)
Current Week: @ William & Mary (1/14/09, W 57-61), v. James Madison (1/17/09, W 71-57)
Missouri Tigers 13-3 Big 12 0-1 8th 1 -3 Dec 22, 2008, #25 Dec 22, 2008, #25 Dec 22, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Coppin State (1/06/09, W 88-55), @ Nebraska (1/10/09, L 56-51)
Current Week: v. Colorado (1/14/09, W 107-62), v. Iowa State (1/17/09, W 77-46)
Texas A&M Aggies 14-2 Big 12 0-1 8th 1 -26 Feb 18, 2008, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. North Dakota (1/05/09, W 76-62), @ Oklahoma State (1/10/09, L 72-61)
Current Week: v. Baylor (1/14/09, W 84-73), v. Oklahoma (1/17/09, L 63-69)
TCU Horned Frogs 11-5 MWC 2-0 2nd 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (1/06/09, W 80-85), v. UNLV (1/10/09, W 80-73)
Current Week: @ Brigham Young (1/13/09, L 73-61), @ Air Force (1/17/09, W 54-57)
Harvard Crimson 9-6 Ivy 1-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Boston College (1/07/09, W 70-82), @ Dartmouth (1/10/09, W 62-63)
Current Week:
Virginia Military Keydets 13-2 Big South 5-0 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Charleston Southern (1/05/09, W 90-93), v. Coastal Carolina (1/10/09, W 103-102)
Current Week: v. Presbyterian (1/12/09, W 90-75), v. Liberty (1/17/09, L 80-91)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    California Golden Bears 15-2 Pac-12 4-0 1st 299 +177 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22 1
Previous Week: @ Washington State (1/08/09, W 50-57), @ Washington (1/10/09, W 85-88)
Current Week: @ Stanford (1/17/09, L 75-69)
25    Michigan Wolverines 13-3 Big Ten 3-1 2nd 153 +NC Dec 29, 2008, #23 Jan 12, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Indiana (1/07/09, W 66-72), v. Iowa (1/11/09, W 64-49)
Current Week: @ Illinois (1/14/09, L 66-51), v. Ohio State (1/17/09, L 58-65)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
West Virginia Mountaineers 11-4 AAC 1-2 13th 12 -218 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. UConn (1/06/09, L 55-61), @ Marquette (1/10/09, L 75-53)
Current Week: v. Marshall (1/14/09, W 87-76), v. South Florida (1/17/09, W 62-59)
Boston College Eagles 13-4 ACC 1-1 4th 11 -442 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17
Previous Week: v. Harvard (1/07/09, L 70-82), v. Miami (FL) (1/10/09, L 71-77)
Current Week: v. Wake Forest (1/14/09, L 63-83), @ Virginia Tech (1/17/09, L 79-71)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 8 #1 Pittsburgh Panthers, #4 UConn Huskies, #8 Syracuse Orange, #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #13 Georgetown Hoyas, #14 Marquette Golden Eagles, #20 Louisville Cardinals, #23 Villanova Wildcats
ACC 4 #2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #3 Duke Blue Devils, #5 North Carolina Tar Heels, #10 Clemson Tigers
Big Ten 4 #7 Michigan State Spartans, #18 Minnesota Golden Gophers, #19 Purdue Boilermakers, #25 Michigan Wolverines
Big 12 3 #6 Oklahoma Sooners, #11 Texas Longhorns, #21 Baylor Bears
Pac-12 3 #9 UCLA Bruins, #16 Arizona State Sun Devils, #22 California Golden Bears
A-10 1 #15 Xavier Musketeers
Horizon 1 #17 Butler Bulldogs
SEC 1 #24 Tennessee Volunteers